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Amazon Kindle DX unboxing and hands-on!
engadget.com - 6/11/2009
Amazon Kindle DX unboxing and hands-on!
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Well, well -- what's this? Amazon's Kindle DX just arrived a little earlier than we expected, looking every bit like the big brother to the Kindle 2 it did at launch. Seriously -- apart from new, less comfortable keyboard, externally you're just looking at a Kindle 2 with a bigger screen. ...
Amazon Kindle DX Repair Guide by RapidRepair
rapidrepair.com - 6/11/2009
Amazon Kindle DX Repair Guide by RapidRepair
— rapidrepair.com — Welcome to the RapidRepair Kindle DX teardown. With the amazing features like the 9.7" screen, auto-rotating screen&... wireless 3G connection, we needed to get a closer look. You will see in detail what the internals look like and get a basic ... (more) Amazon Kindle DX Repair Guide by RapidRepair

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Amazon Kindle DX E-Book reader reviews - CNET Reviews
reviews.cnet.com - 6/11/2009
Amazon Kindle DX E-Book reader reviews - CNET Reviews
— reviews.cnet.com — The good: The Kindle DX offers 2.5 times the screen real estate as the Kindle 2; native... PDF support; you can switch from portrait to landscape mode by just turning the device; large library of tens of thousands of e-books, newspapers, magazines, and ... (more) Amazon Kindle DX E-Book reader reviews - CNET Reviews

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Latest Kindle: Bigger, Not Better
online.wsj.com - 6/11/2009
Latest Kindle: Bigger, Not Better
— online.wsj.com — Getty Images The Kindle DX, right, is a large-screen version of the popular Kindle e-reader, left.... (more) Latest Kindle: Bigger, Not Better

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Amazon Kindle DX Review Round-Up
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... don't need to read PDFs or, say, all 1,328 pages of 'Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies,' the regular Kindle should suffice." • Walt Mossberg at the WSJ would prefer "on-screen touch controls that could instantly adapt to its size and orientation." • Ed Baig at USA Today didn't see any major differences with the speed at which pages refresh; he did enjoy the big screen, but not the price. • Engadget unboxed the thing and found a "less comfortable keyboard." • CNET decided the DX's "larger chassis has its ...

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Amazon.com’s Kindle DX
gizmosforgeeks.com 6/11/2009 — Amazon’s latest Kindle model, the Kindle DX, ships today for a flat price of $489. The biggest differences between the DX and the Kindle 2 are the larger 9.7″ diagonal screen, a native PDF reader, and the larger 3.3GB storage (roughly 3500 books). Another new feature is ...
Kindle DX disassembly
obsessable.com 6/11/2009 — Rapid Repair is tearing a new Kindle DX apart so that you can see all the bits inside. News by company: Amazon News by brand: Amazon Kindle Profile pages: Amazon Kindle DX Conversations:  ...
Kindle DX Review [Review]
gizmodo.com 6/11/2009 — Kindle DX is the true heir to the Kindle throne, but whether Amazon's ebook kingdom is growing or shrinking depends on the next wave of books—textbooks. In the meantime, bigger screen, cool new tricks... I know now I have a love/hate ...
Amazon Kindle DX teardown
slashgear.com 6/12/2009 — When we reviewed the Kindle DX yesterday , we stopped short at ripping the ebook reader apart; after all, Amazon want it back, and probably in one piece. RapidRepair have had no such qualms , however, and promptly set to their own Kindle DX with a ...
Kindle DX sold out, but not for long
engadget.com 6/12/2009 — Well, it didn't happen quite as fast as the original Kindle , but it looks like the Kindle DX has now officially sold out, a full two days after it first became available . As you might expect, however, folks eager to get their hands on the large ...
Kindle Thief Tortures Owner with Crappy Book Buys
valleywag.gawker.com 6/14/2009 — The Twitterati ended the week punchy: Kevin Rose was plundering sofware; Anil Dash gleefully promoted the term "Facesquatting" and Mark Glaser lost his Kindle to a teenaged girl. PBS' Mark Glaser watched helplessly as a thief ruined his Amazon ...
Kindle DX Surviving a 30-Inch Drop [Kindle]
gizmodo.com 6/16/2009 — According to this Amazon video, the Kindle DX can survive a 30-inch drop with ease. Good, because apparently the old Kindle can't survive some shaking in a padded sleeve , inside a laptop bag. Like Matt's real life Kindle problem ...
Jeff Bezos: Why the Kindle Is So Expensive
wired.com 6/16/2009 — Nobody is likely to confuse a Kindle with a cellphone, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said Monday he considered the cellphone business model: undercharge for the device and make it up on content and service fees. But, Bezos told Wired’s Steven ...
WiFi on the way for future Kindles? And what about Kindles that could hook into the Sony e-book store? — TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
WiFi could be coming to future versions of the Kindle if the sharp-eyed folks at Kindle Zen are right. As a way to reach the Kindle store when local cellphone arrangements get in the way, this might be one option for the Kindle users outside the U.S. Kindle Zen reports: “The Kindle DX ...
Amazon Releases Kindle Source: Prepare for Kindle Clones — Mashable!
Keeping word to what Jeff Bezos had said about Kindle Reader and Kindle books being two separate businesses, Amazon has released the source code for the 1st generation Kindle, the new Kindle, and the Kindle DX. The Kindle OS is Linux with a special set of drivers; we’re sure that ...
¡Amazon libera el código fuente de Kindle! — Gizmologia
Jeff Bezos parece que ha encontrado una nueva forma, no muy nueva, de fomentar el uso de Kindle, liberar su código fuente para que se pueda curiosear, mejorar y porque no, crear aplicaciones extras para Kindle . El código fuente de Kindle, la segunda generación de Kindle y Kindle DX esta ...
Bezos suggests Kindle books will appear on more devices, compete with Kindle readers — Engadget
Amazon already sent a pretty clear signal that it has grander plans for Kindle than just its own devices when it launched its iPhone app earlier this year, but Jeff Bezos has now made those intentions clearer than ever, and dropped a few hints of things to come. Speaking at a Wired ...
Jeff Bezos Wants Amazon Ebooks On More Devices, Kindle To Fend For Itself [Kindle] — Gizmodo
Amazon's Kindle App for the iPhone was a definite clue, and now Jeff Bezos is just flat stating it : the Kindle doesn't really matter—in the long term, ebooks are where the real money's at. Speaking at a conference this week, Bezos laid out his vision for the Kindle brand in full. Core ...
Kindle to get broader file support; Amazon ebook access to spread — SlashGear
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has reconfirmed his intention to put the retailers ebook titles on more devices, together with opening up the Kindle ebook reader range to more formats. The recently launched Kindle DX, which we reviewed last week , adds native PDF support; Bezos did not name specific ...
Using the Kindle DX for sheet music — TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
Never thought of this, but take a look at the Kindle Boards Blog . Looks like an ideal fit:
Kindle DX: Bigger screen means higher expectations — Between the Lines
Amazon’s Kindle DX is an interesting study in user expectations. The limitations of the Kindle 2 aren’t nearly as acceptable on a bigger screen. The Kindle DX has a 9.7-inch screen, which is larger than the Kindle 2’s 6-inch version. The other big perk with the Kindle DX is ...
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Review: Kindle DX — CrunchGear
Another month, another version of the Kindle . I’ve been using a Kindle since it was shaped like a very thin doorstop and I’m delighted each time I see a new version. The latest version is the DX , a monstrous 9-inch version of the smaller Kindle 2 that supports direct PDF ...
Kindle DX Sells Out In Two Days [Kindle Dx] — Gizmodo
Kindle DX ( reviewed here ) just started shipping Wednesday on Amazon and it's already sold out. Either people really love that DX, or the Earth only produces enough resources to sustain manufacturing a few units at a time. [ Amazon via Macworld ]
Amazon’s Kindle DX: Disassembly is complete — PR News:
Many of us love to take things apart just to see how they work and what’s going on inside. So why should it be any different with Amazon’s new Kindle DX? We received an email last night telling us “ The CEO of Rapid Repair, Aaron Vronko, is currently disassembling the new Kindle with his ...
Kindle DX hands-on: $489 is worth it if you value a large screen and Amazon’s large book collection — TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
I’m the publisher of the Kindle Nation newsletter , as well as author of books in the Kindle format. So if nothing else, why not buy a Kindle DX out of duty to my readers? I could always get rid of the DX after I evaluated it. What happened? Read on. Ideally my comments below—on the ...
Kindle DX Gets Taken Apart — Gadget Venue
Kindle DX Gets Taken Apart The Kindle DX is an ebook reader built and sold by Amazon. It has a 9.7 inch screen making it larger then the recently released Kindle 2. Other features include auto rotation and a 3G wireless connection which allows you to download eBooks from the Amazon ...
The Kindle DX Disassembled [Kindle Dx] — Gizmodo
In this five-step tutorial, RapidRepair shows you how to carefully disassemble—and reassemble—your Kindle DX to get a closer look at its innards. When dismantled, you can see that even when the power is switched off, the text is still clearly displayed on the front LCD. And, we ...
Amazon Kindle DX gets torn apart, examined — Engadget
Just as soon as we finally get our hands on a new unit to test out, the boys over at Rapir Repair are racing to rip one apart. And that's just what they've done here with the Amazon Kindle DX . Inside it's got the requisite boards, wires, tape and cat hairs (just kidding), plus an E727NV ...
Big and Beautiful: The Best Kindle DX Cases — GeekSugar
Yesterday was the first day the Kindle DX was available , and though just a few of you said you'd be buying one, I know the next thing on your shopping list: a case! It's relatively easier to find chic cases for the other two Kindles, but larger-screened DX ...
Kindle DX Or The Kindle 2? Is Bigger Always Better? — ChannelWeb Complete Feed
Although the upcoming Kindle DX is being touted as new and improved, sometimes that doesn't mean a whole lot.
Kindle DX Or The Kindle 2? Is Bigger Always Better? — The Channel Wire
Although the upcoming Kindle DX is being touted as new and improved, sometimes that doesn't mean a whole lot.
The Kindle DX gets torn apart — CrunchGear
Okay, this is getting a old to us, but RapidRepair is at it again if gadget tear-downs are still your thing. This time around they are taking apart the very new Kindle DX right now and are posting pics as they go. It could be a great way to spend the rest of your day.